4163.000 Entandrophragma C. DC.

Description of the genus

Mostly emergents of evergreen or deciduous forests, typically with cylindric boles unbranched to a considerable height. Leaves pinnate. Leaflets opposite, entire. Flowers borne in panicles on the new growth. Stamens completely or partly fused to form a staminal tube. Fruit a large woody dehiscent capsule, the five valves separating in various ways to release the winged seeds.

Worldwide: A genus of 11 species in tropical Africa.

Zimbabwe: 1 taxon.

Entandrophragma caudatum

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
caudatum (Sprague) SpragueN,W,C,E,SDescription, Image

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Flora of Botswana: Entandrophragma
Flora of Caprivi: Entandrophragma
Flora of Malawi: Entandrophragma
Flora of Mozambique: Entandrophragma
Flora of Zambia: Entandrophragma

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ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Entandrophragma
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Entandrophragma
Wikipedia: Entandrophragma
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Entandrophragma
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Entandrophragma

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-23

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2023). Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Entandrophragma.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=814, retrieved 23 March 2023

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